Short Stories audiobooks

Bernard Malamud Reading “The Mourners” from The Magic Barrel

By: Bernard Malamud

Narrated by: Bernard Malamud

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Mourners" comes from Malamud's National Book Award–winning collection, The Magic Barrel, about poor immigrant Jews—grocers, tailors, janitors, cobblers—whose suffering transcends the particular to become universal. Set in a cheap rooming house whose landlord and janitor join forces to evict a poor and aged Jewish tenant, the story ends with... Read more

Great American Authors Read from Their Works, Vol. 2

By: Nelson Algren, Bernard Malamud, John Updike & J...

Narrated by: Nelson Algren, Bernard Malamud, John Updike & J...

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

These four recordings of twentieth-century American authors interpreting their own works were highly praised when first released in the 1960s. Today the cultural and historical value of these recordings makes them an essential part of our literary heritage.Nelson Algren reads from his most famous novel, The Man with the Golden Arm, about the... Read more

Barish

By: Peeyush Shrivastava

Narrated by: Karan Singh & Shagufta Baig

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

कुछ बारिशें तन को भिगोती हैं, कुछ बारिशें दिल को डुबोती हैं. कुछ बूँदें जिस्म पे पड़ के मिट जाती हैं, और कुछ बूँदें हमेशा के लिए धड़कनों से लिपट जाती हैं. ऐसी ही बूँदों भरी मुलाक़ात की कहानी है 'बारिश'. Read more

Smuggler's Blues

By: Robert Tinsley

Narrated by: Karl A. Nordman

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"Another floater surfaced in the Rio Grande last night. It was the headline story on the all-news radio station I listen to on the way to work. Authorities on either side pull twenty to thirty bodies out of the Rio each year, some accidental drownings, some deliberate. What made this one unusual was the fact that he had identification -- and... Read more

الجرذان التي لحست أذني بطل الكاراتيه

By: مازن معروف

Narrated by: أحمد شمعة

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

" الكلب الحارس للمنزل الذي أقطن إحدى غرفه في الألب، أعمى... هو تقريباً كذلك، ثمة درنة في عينه اليسرى، بلون الجفن، وهي تتدلى إلى الخارج بشكل ملحوظ، كما لو أنها دمعة ضخمة، ويمكنك أن ترى من خلالها بعض الشرايين الصغيرة التي تنبض. لكن الدرنة تؤثر على كلتا عينيه، ولن يفيد استئصالها. الكلب في طريقه إلى فقدان البصر كلياً. والمسألة مسألة أيام. كما أنه... Read more

Worte spüren

By: Ute Weinländer

Narrated by: Ute Weinländer

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Worte spüren" ist das erste Hörbuch von Ute Weinländer. Mit fünf berührenden, spannenden und teilweise skurrilen Kurzgeschichten eröffnet sie überraschende Blickwinkel auf alltägliche Begebenheiten und regt zum Nachdenken an. Dabei spielt sie mit aktuellen Trends, wie in "Die Stimme des Waldes", erschafft liebenswerte Phantasiewesen, wie in... Read more

قاع المدينة

By: يوسف إدريس

Narrated by: شادي إيهاب

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"قاع المدينة" نوفيلا عبقرية يغوص بها يوسف إدريس في مراتب الهرم الاجتماعي من أعلى قمته حيث منزل القاضي الشاب "الأستاذ عبدالله" إلى أدنى درجات الفقر في بيت الخادمة "شهرت" حيث تبدأ القصة بفقدان القاضي لساعته والتي ليس لها أي قيمة لكنَّ فكرة اختفاءها أو سرقتها كانت مثيرة للجدل لرجلٍ في مركزه وبعد تفكير عميق خلُص إلى أنَّ السارقة هي خادمته فداهمها هو... Read more

Chaotic Chores

By: Renee Conoulty, Tom Conoulty & Molly Conoulty

Narrated by: Renee Conoulty, Tom Conoulty & Molly Conoulty

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A sick day off school when you're not even sick? Yes, please!Susan and Tim have scored a day off school. All they need to do is help their sick mum wash the towels and keep quiet so she can sleep. Sounds easy, right?It'll be a breeze, so long as the washing machine co-operates...Also available with solo narration. Read more

Chaotic Chores

By: Renee Conoulty, Tom Conoulty & Molly Conoulty

Narrated by: Renee Conoulty

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A sick day off school when you're not even sick? Yes, please!Susan and Tim have scored a day off school. All they need to do is help their sick mum wash the towels and keep quiet so she can sleep. Sounds easy, right?It'll be a breeze, so long as the washing machine co-operates...Also available with trio narration. Read more

Black Light

By: Kimberly King Parsons

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

“The stories in Black Light are grimy and weird, surprising, utterly lush. . . . I loved every moment of this book.” —Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties

With raw, poetic ferocity, Kimberly King Parsons exposes desire’s darkest hollows—those hidden places where most of us are afraid to... Read more

Crimen y perdón

By: Carlos Iturra

Narrated by: Alejandro Graue

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

La vida actual vibra en estos cuentos, siempre vista desde ángulos que permiten advertir sus alcances intemporales. Los temas, aun los de fantasía, plantean a través de sólidos argumentos, dilemas éticos, lógicos, sicológicos, que suelen entregar a la consciencia del lector la decisión sobre el desenlace: lo involucran, lo hacen vacilar. Galería... Read more

Aventuras e invenciones del profesor Souto

By: José María Merino

Narrated by: Jose Mª Larrú

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

El profesor Souto hace siempre lo que le da la gana: aventura e inventa más allá de su creador. Es el privilegio y el tributo de José María Merino. Podríamos decir que Souto es un auténtico personaje ficticio, tan versátil que mantiene una estrecha amistad con su creador a lo largo del tiempo y de las páginas de sus libros. No escapan las... Read more

Accident : MyStoryGenie Bengali Audiobook Album 24

By: INDRANIL SANYAL

Narrated by: Ujjyal Chattopadhyay, Nandini Sarkar, Agneev, D...

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Basudha - the dominant housewife of police inspector Suvendu, has perfected the art of dictating terms at the home front that even makes her all-conquering police-officer husband look demure and henpeck. Basudha takes pride in her achievement, and she believes that the allure of her physical assets & her feminine charm is instrumental in... Read more

Minur Lal Ghuri ar Lamiya : MyStoryGenie Bengali Audiobook Album 23

By: Sayak Aman

Narrated by: Sayak Aman, Master Atmadeep Bhandari, Debjani G...

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Minu – the feisty little child is full of imagination & mischief. Her day-long adventures center on her pet cat – Pluto, with whom she shares a great bond. Every one of her hyperactive days ends up with an exciting dream at night when Minus' vivid imagination runs amok in her subconscious. She takes on the mightiest of demons who come alive... Read more

The Quest to Find Pachamama's Veil

By: Martin Lundqvist

Narrated by: Martin Lundqvist

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A couple is looking for an ancient alien artefact in the Andes. But why are they looking for the Pachamama's veil, and is Pachamama really dead? Read more

Anita's Playhouse and Other Imagination Stories

By: Highlights For Children

Narrated by: Highlights For Children

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagination! Anita builds a creative fort. A bucket can be anything you desire. Zoey plays dress-up at school. She decides to be a cowgirl and then creatively builds a horse. The read a fun story about misunderstanding idioms and imagination taking over. Stories by Highlights for Children, Alexander Mercer McCarren, and Tiffany Alenefelt. Read more

Short Stories

By: Dandi Palmer

Narrated by: Dandi Palmer

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Don’t look now because the clown from Hell is right behind you, the smog is melting people away into another dimension, and monsters roam the golf course.Your friendly, helpful smartphone could be the portal to Purgatory and that mysterious toyshop holds a secret to turn the toughest teenage mind.These stories are free to read at www.dandipal.uk Read more

Little Bunny: Sleepy Stories

By: Highlights For Children

Narrated by: Highlights For Children

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Bedtime! Little Bunny tries to be quiet as Baby Bunny naps. Baby Bunny prepares for a sleepover with Squirrel. Little Bunny tries to take a nap. Little Bunny tries to stay up late. Stories by Eileen Spinelli. Read more

Splish-Splash and Other Water Stories

By: Highlights For Children

Narrated by: Highlights For Children

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Splash! Bert, Beth, and Grandpa make a splash in the pond. The Timbertoes have a fun time on a rainy day. Visit a waterpark with Tina, Kevin, and Aunt Dora. Pick a favorite marine animal with Camila's class at the aquarium. Stories by Valeri Gorbachev, Marianne Mitchell, and Rich Wallace. Read more

Gunky's Adventures

By: Jim Reuther

Narrated by: Jason Vande Brake

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A few days after the passing of his beloved wife, author Jim Reuther, better known as Gunky, discovered her extraordinary letter in a handwritten notebook titled, “How to Get Along Without Me.” The notebook was a simple “How to Guide” for the tasks she had done faithfully for him until the end. But one request stood out; she challenged him to... Read more

The Red Diamond - Sexy erotica

By: Olrik

Narrated by: Samy Andersen

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"My tongue had barely touched her other nipple when her breathing sounded as if she was about to have an orgasm."How big is the stone?" I asked.She gasped: "No more..."I took her nipple in my mouth again. She was trembling like a leaf now, and I could easily unbutton her corsage. Her beautiful young breasts were perky, with hard and pointy... Read more

At My Master's Mercy - Sexy erotica

By: Reiner Larsen Wiese

Narrated by: Christina May

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"Now I have my orgasms as often as I have the time, as often as the desire strikes me, and I can find the money. I don't have to think. My master knows what I like. He does everything I've been craving for so long. He corrects me, ties me up and beats me, he forces me. He likes his job. I know he does. He has had orgasms as well, the last few... Read more

Memories of You - Sexy erotica

By: Sarah Skov

Narrated by: Samy Andersen

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"In my memories, you're clearly present. In my dreams you're real, you're mine. Your lips find mine again. Your tongue is as playful as I remember it. Your demeanour is sensual and curious. Your laugh is so spirited. Your hands are so inquisitive. Your kisses so persistent. Your body so greedy, but also yielding. I feel the warmth of you around... Read more

مطعم اللحوم البشرية

By: أحمد خالد مصطفى

Narrated by: محمد العربي

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

إنّهم يأكلون البشر بالشوكة و السكين .. بتلك المناديل على صدورهم .. وتلك الابتسامة على ثغورهم. لا أدري كيف يمكنني أن أبدأ قصة كهذه، فلطالما أردت أن أحكيها و أنا حي، لكن ما باليد حيلة .. هل أبدأ الحكاية منذ طفولتي حتى مماتي و أسردها كقصة مملة؟ أم أقفز مباشرة إلى الجزء الهام من القصة؟ سأبدأ في الكلام بغض النظر عن الترتيب، سأقول ما يأتي على ذهني ..... Read more